Entertainment

AP Photo/Matt Rourke NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix says it made its first acquisition, comic book publisher Millarworld, with plans to turn its characters into new films and shows for the video streaming service. Millarworld’s graphic novels “Kick-Ass,”...

BOSTON (AP) — The host of the “Top Chef” reality TV show has testified that she was “petrified” when a Teamster confronted her while union members were picketing outside a Boston-area restaurant where the series filmed in 2014. Padma Lakshmi says she...

AP Photo/Doug Pizac LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of Michael Jackson says a 3-D version of the late singer’s iconic “Thriller” video is set to debut at the Venice Film Festival more than 30 years after its original premiere. The estate says the...

AP Photo/Chuck Burton NEW YORK (AP) — For the first month since CNN’s Larry King owned cable news in October 2001, the most popular personality in prime-time doesn’t work for Fox News Channel. Rachel Maddow of MSNBC is the new champ. Her network achieved other...

“Vanishing New York: How a Great City Lost Its Soul” (Dey Street Books), by Jeremiah Moss If you’ve lived in New York City for any period of time, you’ve likely seen the place change. People move in and out of the city, as if walking through a revolving...

NEW YORK (AP) — Amy Schumer and Steve Martin are teaming up for laughs – on Broadway. The actress and comedian will star in Martin’s four-person comedy “Meteor Shower” at the Booth Theatre starting in November. It’s about two couples who get...

“The Quiet Child: a Novel” (William Morrow), by John Burley “The Quiet Child” is 6-year-old Danny McCray, who is indeed quiet. He doesn’t speak, though doctors have said he can but has “elective mutism.” Danny’s presence is often...

AP Photo/Matt Dunham BERLIN (AP) — Martin Roth, a German academic and curator who was a former director of Britain’s Victoria & Albert Museum, has died. He was 62. Roth led the art and design museum between 2011 and 2016, overseeing hugely popular exhibitions...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hundreds of Linkin Park fans have gathered in downtown Los Angeles to pay tribute to late singer Chester Bennington after his death last month. KABC-TV reports (http://abc7.com/2281958/ ) fans celebrated Bennington’s life and music in the...